When will people realise that Jabber/XMPP is the future?

I'd actually nominate Dune 2 as the most influential RTS; although TA brought 3D to the table.

Others that would be on my list are:

Civilisation
Super Madio Bros
Sim City
Mario 64
Elite...

If you want an bulletproof car you can get them from http://www.edisposals.com

From the description of a bullet proof vauxhall omega 3.0 litre:

" Driver and passengers protected for 7.62. Also...

How do you get experience in development?

What languages do you currently know/use? Find one you like (I suggest reading up, downloading and trying some out).

Once you've picked a starting...

Brains don't keep you warm at night ;)

Feisty (Ubuntu 7.04) has a 1 click installer for 'restricted' drivers; it will work with pretty much any Radeon/GeForce card, and all onboard Intel graphics work out of the box.

From recent...

When I transferred from Orange to O2 last year I couldn't get hold of someone to give me my PAC code (to transfer my number to O2); the queue was massive - probably trying to make people give up and...

As you can see from this article the combined EU military budget is roughly 7 times that of China and probably 10 times that of Russia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_European_Union
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Europe can take care of itself.

I just wish Blair had taken more of a leaf from Mr Chirac's book before the "war" - Blair will be remembered for Iraq, not for improving the economy, lowering...

It is bordering on child abuse.

I hate it when kids get wrapped up in religion and wearing funny hats before they even have a chance to question it, and by the time they do they're so brainwashed...

I didn't play 1 but played from Daggerfall onwards. Even though the main quests are pretty decent I like just wandering around the country side, doing side quests, getting fancy armour and weapons. ...

Looks very good. May give it a go when I've finished Oblivion (which is also extremely pretty (http://www.elderscrolls.com/art/obliv_pc_screens_01.htm))

The Pirate Bay operates within the confines of Swedish law; they are doing nothing illegal. They have been raided a few times due to pressure on the Swedish government from US companies.
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Wheelchair land speed record?

I have to agree. Also U2's version of Paint It Black was pretty dire.



With pretty much all recent hip hop/rap, I agree.

Some of the older stuff (De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Dred...

I listen to pretty much all genres except classical, rnb and heavy metal. Recently I mostly listen to late 80s early 90s hip hop; modern rock/indie/pop seems boring.

Travis' first album (Good...

We generally don't hold certs in that high a regard here simply because anyone with a decent memory can pass them.

I have a MCP in SQL Server 2000 Programming but I only have it cos at my last...

Thats another character who uses the Green Goblin's equipment.

I think they need to stop spiderman before it goes downhill batman style; the companies behind it though will pump out another couple...

Are you going to plug daniweb on it?

/has noticed the screenies in your PC Pro column

You (the US) joined a bit late though; you missed the early fun.

All excellent programs; two more that I would add

4. Brass Eye. Satirical panorama-like documentary program

5. Monkey Dust; an animated series about human despair. Here's a clip on youtube...

My Xbox 360 got 3 red lights so I phoned MS and they say its out of warrenty so they want to charge me £80 for repairs. It broke on its own; it gets used 3-4 hours a week (Xbox live Pro Evo...

If you like the Office I suggest you seek out the original BBC ones, the american one is pretty good but the original will make you cringe so much you hurt.

Yes but the people in charge aren't over-religious fundies.

Wait a minute...

Teens statistically are more likely to have an accident due to inexperience on the road but its wrong to say all teens are bad drivers.

I'm 24 now, I have 6 years no claims and my insurance is...

BBC to release their software for the Mac as reported by ars technica:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070417-bbcs-plans-for-online-programming-archive-creeping-along.html

Actually it doesn't look like it; it seems to be rather entrenched in Windows.

I'm downloading this podcast (god i hate that word) - apparently it gives an insight into DRM decisions.

Linkage :...

As far as I know the news reports and stuff on the websites are still in both real media or wmp formats.

I signed up as a beta tester for BBC's iMP (http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/) to be told no linux...

4MB is fast enough for gaming (I still ping the same on Counter Strike on 4MB as I did when I was on 512k). The only thing people would use 100MB for is downloading television shows or movies.

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Back to the start of the thread. Can you prove the universe is not 30 seconds old? No.

Can I prove it is? No.

We just have to look at the OVERWHELMING evidence and make our own decision...

Out of interest, what is the evidence of a god other than holy texts (which aren't really evidence)?

Nothing can provide evidence for or against the existance of a god. It is a question of faith; some people believe and some don't. Attempting to prove the non-existance of something that has no...

I like the cheesiness of the originals. And the miniskirts of course.

Picard was still better though, but it's close.

The technical term for them is 'nipples'.

My wallpaper is from IFL too - best site i've found and they have them in lots of different resolutions.

Just wondering (sorry I was being nosey and inspecting desktops) why you use both MSN...

I was curious so had a look on wikipedia.

I have the same fascination. You can tell a lot about someone by their desktop and workspace.

Here is mine (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pd.yates/screenshots/Screenshot-Edgy.png) from a few...

I have one at work and one at home (both unicomp customisers (http://www.pckeyboard.com/customizer.html)).

Typing just feels so good. I don't think the other guys in the office totally approve...

I'm waiting for mine to become retro!

Temping is the easiest way to make money during school/college holidays; just make sure you tell them you want office/clerical work. I found I could often do short stints (1-2 weeks) at places...